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Sony’s next-generation tablet appears to have leaked on internal slides spotted by German news site, Mobiflip. In short, it’s thinner and lighter than the Tablet S, while internal specifications also trump it, including a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, Android 4.0 (“or later”), 3G connectivity and three storage options; 16, 32 and 64GB. The whole tablet follows the same folded magazine design of Sony’s existing tablet, is splashproof and houses a 6,000mAh battery that the slides suggest will manage 10 hours of WiFi-based web browsing. There’s even some tentative pricing, with the different-sized models marked up at $450, $550 and $650, respectively. The pictures also cover Sony’s plans to add a lightweight keyboard to its next tablet, similar to Microsoft’s Surface plans, but with some Smart Cover-esque kickstand skills thrown in for good measure. We’ve added a shot of the keyboard cover after the break, but you can take a tour of the rest of the slides — which include a raft of accessories and docks — at the source link below.

Update: We’ve been in touch with a Sony spokesperson, who had “no comment at this stage.” We may have to wait until next month, when European trade show IFA kicks off — with Sony in attendance — until we hear anything more concrete.

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While popular games seem to typically fall into the genre of action, adventure or RPG, there are other games out there that have made waves but aren’t necessarily what you might expect from a game. This includes titles such as Myst, Journey and Dear Esther, which in case some of you guys forgot, is a pretty unique game in its own right and puts players into a rather scenic setting while providing an atmospheric experience with an interesting story and haunting music. The good news is that if you were hoping for a sequel or something similar, the developers thechineseroom has revealed to the folks at BeefJack that they have a new game dubbed Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture.

It will be an open-world styled game and one of the unique features is that each playthrough of the game has been locked to 60 minutes, making players play the game over and over again to see what they have missed. Sure it might not sound very appealing to gamers who care more about stats, achievements and what not, but we guess these sort of games have a pretty niche appeal. The game is expected to see a release in the summer of 2013, and for more info about the game and additional screenshots, pop on over to BeefJack for the details.

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A while back, there were rumors that suggested that the only reason Nintendo created the Wii U Pro controller was because some publishers refused to release games on the upcoming Wii U console if they did not have a more “conventional” gamepad.  While not exactly confirming the rumors about the publisher aspect, Wii U hardware producer Katsuya Eguchi explained the reason behind the creation of the Wii U Pro in an interview with Gameplanet, which was to help open up multi-platform support to third-party developers.

“Adding a Pro controller may make it easier for multi-platform games to come out on the system”,  […] Wii remotes don’t have things like analog sticks. To make it as easy as possible to enjoy certain multiplayer experiences it was important to have that Pro controller.

We’re all gamers as well and we appreciate the interest of those [hardcore] gamers, and we don’t want them to feel left out, so we’re making big strides and changes in that area.”

What do you guys think? Will we start seeing more ‘hardcore’ games, typically found on consoles like the PS3 and 360, make their way onto Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U gaming console?

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Sony’s next Android slate, the Sony Xperia Tablet, has been spotted in a set of leaked presentation slides, a slimline and splashproof Tegra 3 model with a 9.4-inch 1280 x 800 display. The Xperia Tablet SGPT1211 keeps the folded-paper profile of its Tablet S predecessor but trims it down to 11.85mm at its thickest according to mobiFlip‘s premature documentation; overall, it’s 42-percent thinner, Sony claims, and made of aluminum rather than plastic.

Inside there’s NVIDIA’s latest quadcore chipset, a choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of storage, and a 6,000 mAh battery good for up to 10hrs of WiFi browsing, double what Sony promised from the Tablet S. Connectivity includes WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and (likely optional) 3G, along with an SD card slot and headphone socket. The 3G models have A-GPS, while the WiFi-only models get S-GPS. Both have ambient light sensors, gyroscopes, a digital compass and an accelerometer.

Unsurprisingly, Sony is pushing multimedia and gaming for the new Xperia Tablet. There’s no integrated HDMI output – instead you get an optional HDMI dongle that plugs into a special expansion port – but there is DLNA streaming and PlayStation Certification for games, along with a clever docking station with integrated speakers.

The 8-megapixel main camera is joined by a 1-megapixel front facing camera, and there’s also a docking stand with three USB ports and an HDMI connection. Sony also throws in a clever Guest Mode, which allows for a separate interface – with limited access to apps and other data – for visitor use of the tablet, while keeping full Ice Cream Sandwich functionality locked away.

Other accessories include a regular carrying case and a keyboard case, which both props up the Xperia Tablet and offers easier text entry. A USB Host cable will allow external devices – such as full-sized keyboards – to be plugged in.

According to the presentation, the Sony Xperia Tablet will go on sale from $449.99 for the 16GB model, rising to $549.99 for the $32GB, and $649.99 for the 64GB. The carrying cover will be $59.99 ($20 more for the leather version) and the keyboard cover will be $99.99.

As for docks, the Dock Speaker will be $119.99, the Docking Stand $99.99, and the Cradle $39.99. A Simple Stand – propping the tablet up at a choice of three angles – will be $24.99. The HDMI cable will be $29.99 and the USB Host cable $19.99.

[via The Verge]

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Last week we spotted pictures of Sony’s upcoming LT29i Hayabusa and now we’ve got even more pictures of the phone to show you. The folks over at ePrice managed to get some hands-on time with an engineering prototype of the phone and were kind enough to share the photographs of it online. The device is said to be the international version of the Japanese Xperia GX and is expected to be announced at Sony’s IFA event next month.

The phone is rumored to feature a 4.55” HD 720 x 1280 display, 1GB of RAM, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, Adreno 320 GPU, and a 13-megapixel rear camera. Check out more images and videos of the upcoming handset at the source link below, and some samples from the phone’s camera here.

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